New Orleans · MSY Airport
Airport transfers in New Orleans
MSY is in Kenner, not New Orleans.
| Route | Off-peak | Allow in peak | Sedan all-in | SUV all-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY to the Central Business District | 22–30 min | 35–55 min | $114.28 | $134.28 |
| MSY to the French Quarter | 24–32 min | 38–60 min | Quoted | Quoted |
| MSY to the Garden District | 22–30 min | 35–55 min | Quoted | Quoted |
Weekday afternoon examples from our quote engine, as of Oct 2026. Includes 20% chauffeur gratuity, tolls, parking, airport fees, surcharges and taxes. Your quote is confirmed in writing and held for 72 hours. Routes marked Quoted are priced for your exact addresses.
- Gratuity and airport fees included
- Rate agreed in writing, no surge pricing
- Free cancellation up to 2 hours before pickup
- 60 minutes free waiting after landing, flight tracked
New Orleans arrivals
MSY is in Kenner, not New Orleans. The fifteen miles into the CBD are the part visitors underestimate. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International opened a new terminal a few years ago on the opposite side of the airfield from the old one, which still catches out drivers who have not been recently. It is compact and quick to clear. The distance is the thing to plan for: the airport is in Kenner, and the run into the city uses I-10 which carries the whole metropolitan commute.
One terminal, and a new one
The terminal opened in 2019 on the north side of the airfield, replacing a facility that had been there for decades on the opposite side. Approach roads changed entirely. It is compact, modern and quick from gate to kerb, and we keep current with the roadway layout rather than relying on how it used to be.
Delays, storms and early landings
We track the tail number rather than the schedule, so an aircraft down early is met early. Summer afternoon storms delay arrivals here routinely, and in hurricane season the schedule can change entirely. We re-plan before you have cleared the aircraft rather than after you have called.
Getting into New Orleans
Fifteen miles on I-10
MSY is in Kenner rather than New Orleans, and the run in is a genuine journey using an interstate that carries the whole metropolitan commute. Visitors consistently underestimate it. We quote the honest number and build in real allowance rather than the optimistic one.
And then the Quarter
If your hotel is in the French Quarter, the last few hundred yards are the hard part rather than the fifteen miles. Streets there are narrow, one-way and closed to vehicles for much of the evening. We establish a workable arrival point at booking rather than discovering the problem with luggage in the boot.
From MSY across New Orleans
Door to kerb, ordinary conditions. Festival and convention weeks change these substantially and we plan those rather than quoting through them.
MSY sits in Kenner, a genuine drive west of the city rather than on its edge, and the run in uses I-10 which carries the whole metropolitan commute. Festival and convention weeks change these figures substantially and we plan those rather than quoting through them.
| Route | Approx. distance | Off-peak | Allow in peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSY to the Central Business District | 15 miles | 22–30 min | 35–55 min |
| MSY to the French Quarter | 16 miles | 24–32 min | 38–60 min |
| MSY to the Garden District | 14 miles | 22–30 min | 35–55 min |
| MSY to Uptown and Tulane | 13 miles | 20–28 min | 32–50 min |
| MSY to the Convention Center | 16 miles | 24–32 min | 38–60 min |
| MSY to Metairie | 8 miles | 12–18 min | 20–35 min |
How New Orleans airport transfers are priced
Every MSY route is quoted per route and confirmed in writing before you travel, with no surge pricing at any hour. That holds through Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest and the largest conventions, which are precisely the weeks everything else in this city multiplies.
Lakefront Airport is minutes from the CBD if you are arriving privately, and it removes almost all of the ground time. Worth asking about before you file rather than after you land.
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The Superdome, the convention centre, Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras
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